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Webnews: Chiefs’ Catapano hopes to change perception of Ivy Leagu

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Chiefs seventh-round draft pick Mike Catapano understands the odds he’s fighting as he attempts to carve out a career in the NFL.
Two weeks ago, he became the first player from Princeton to be selected in the NFL Draft since 2001. And while Ivy League graduates are generally well-respected, it’s not usually for their abilities on a football field. Only six players from the Ivy League appeared in an NFL game last season.
Catapano is trying to change the conventional thinking.
“Everybody always says, ‘Hey, at least you’re bringing up the team GPA,’ ” Catapano said. “but I came here to play. I’m proud to represent the Ivy League. The Ivy League is smart guys that like to play football, and that’s what I’m here to show — that we can play the game just as (well) as everybody else.”
via Chiefs’ Catapano hopes to change perception of Ivy League players – KansasCity.com.

Could be excellent as a situational pass-rusher right from the get-go. People were wanting Dion Jordan drafted at #1, but this guy also has that same freakish-type of athletic ability & may prove to be greater value pick where the Chiefs drafted him than Jordan would have been at #1. They have Hali and Houston and drafting Jordan at #1 would have made no sense. Drafting Catapano, where they did, does make sense.